Browsing City University of Seattle by Degree Field "Elementary Education"
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Addressing the Reading Achievement Gap in Nevada: An Exploration of Instructional Methods for Low SES and ELL Elementary Student Achievement
(2022-02-22)Teachers in Nevada have faced the problem of providing consistent, effective literacy instruction to elementary students, which impacts overall student achievement; only 48.3% of students in Clark County, Nevada were ... -
The Effects of Ability Grouping in a First Grade Math Class
(2021-07-20)Some first-grade students are struggling to maintain a learning pace equivalent to other first-graders during mathematics instruction. In this classroom action research study, ability grouping is used in an attempt to ... -
In What Way Does Reading Intervention Benchmark Literacy in Virtual Small Group Guided Reading Instruction Impact Student’s Reading Level While Remote Learning?
(2021-06-28)During the past year, students were out of the classroom and started learning on their computer screens from home. Many students stopped reading all together and when they returned to school virtual reading instruction was ... -
Peer Learning and Class Community in a Social Distancing Classroom
(2021-08-10)This is a classroom action research study with input and collaboration from the teaching team and divisional principal at a private school. The focus of this study is on how students responded to the COVID restrictions of ... -
A Professional Development Study on Independent Reading in the Classroom
(2022-04)This professional development study focuses on my journey to better understand independent reading in the classroom. Through the literature review and other assessments, I learned that structured approaches, intentional ... -
A Professional Development Study on Student Collaboration in the Classroom
(2022-06)Student collaboration among peers has always been an intriguing foundational component within education. Coming out of a roughly two-year pandemic where students lost (or never gained) their skills to collaborate with ... -
Second Step SEL Program in Upper Elementary Education
(2021-07-21)Administrators, teachers, and researchers have become progressively more aware of the need to acknowledge the importance of addressing students’ social emotional development. Educators contribute greatly to the implementation ... -
Student Engagement in the Elementary Classroom
(2022-02-22)This study examined the issue of student engagement in the primary classroom. Student disengagement begins as early as 1st Grade. Research specified that student engagement was multi-layered, and depended on student’s sense ... -
Tootling's Effect on Disruptive Classroom Behavior
(2021-06-23)This action research study examined the effects of tootling, a behavior management system used to promote prosocial behavior, on students’ frequency of disruptive classroom behaviors. The time spent on managing student ... -
Understanding Phonemic Awareness
(2022-03-22)This professional development study is about my journey of researching the fundamentals of phonemic awareness. When I began my internship, I was fascinated by how phonemic awareness was taught. However, I had little knowledge ...